Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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